Focus Issues

The LRC's primary focus is on the following issues.

Land

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The LRC’s land lawyers work in far-flung rural areas on behalf of poor and marginalised communities.

Social Security

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We use the law, by means of litigation or through law & policy reform, to increase access to social services for our clients.

Housing & Planning

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The goal of the LRC's housing& planning work is to contribute to socio-economic development and justice for all.

Environment

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The LRC seeks to address the unfair distribution of adverse environmental impacts on vulnerable communities.

Children

children-2The LRC believes that children are the foundation on which South Africa must build itself.

Women

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The LRC seeks creative and effective solutions to promote and enforce women's rights.

Refugees

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Asylum seekers in South Africa face many obstacles and are a vulnerable group in our society.

 Civil Society

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The LRC recognises that organised civil society plays a critical role in a democracy.

Constitution & Rule of Law

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The Constitutional Litigation Unit of the LRC is a specialised unit where its lawyers serve as a resource to all the other regional offices and seek opportunities to realise the rights in our Constitution.

Continental Outreach

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The Southern African Legal Assistance Network (SALAN), of which the LRC is a member,was initiated in 1994.

Access to Justice

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The LRC seeks to address the problem that access to justice remains elusive for the majority of South Africans.

Applied Research

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The Legal Entity Assessment Project (LEAP) is a collaborative project started in 1999 in KwaZulu-Natal.
CASE is an independent South African Research NGO.

Mud Schools

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This web portal provides information on the landmark settlement concluded by the LRC on behalf of seven EC mud schools, with profiles of the schools and regular updates on the progress of construction work.


 

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